Home Sewing Made Easy – a sewing comic book
That’s right, a sewing comic book. I have been looking for one of these for many years, and I have had many a comic book retailer friend on the lookout for one. Lo and behold, one popped up on eBay, and it was a charity auction no less, and nabbed it for $10 whole American dollars! It’s in crummy shape, but it’s rare, so I was happy to have any copy. An Action Comics #1 (1st appearance of Superman) in bad shape is still a valuable comic book. (And I work in the comic industry, so I guess I would know a little about that!)
These ladies are pretty funny as they go through a series of how to sessions with the new sewing machine. This comic was a manual/incentive/giveaway that came with the machine.
This one cracks me up. “Just like a true artist!” They even go on in later pages to tell you how to match your clothes colors to your hair. I have to say, the dress making instructions are pretty cool, and totally relevant today. Alexander Henry made a fabric directly from these panels from this comic. With permisson? Who knows…the sewing machine manufacturer is no longer in business from what I can tell.
Want to see more pages? Tell me in the comments and if there’s enough interest, I’ll post them.
Muppin Author
Texture. Technology. Textiles. Teacher. I'm that quilter your mother warned you about. Not your average quilter. Not your grandmother's quilter. I put lights in my quilts! Who knew?